RIAA MediaSentry, Dead In US, Is Alive In Australia

newtley writes "Disgraced and discredited 'private investigator' MediaSentry, fired by former patrons Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music, and Sony Music and their RIAA, may be dead and buried in America, but it's alive and well, resurfacing in Australia where it's once again plying its trade, probably under new management. 'I currently (but not for long) reside at a student dormitory... in Brisbane, Australia,' says a p2pnet reader, continuing: 'Yesterday I got called into the Managers office because the network manager had been contacted by MediaSentry and emailed one of the generic copyright infringement emails as a result of me downloading Angels and Demons. Now instead of studying for my exams and working on my final assignments I must take time to find a place to live before the 29th of May (2009).'"

Comments

Re:What's the problem?

[BadAnalogyGuy]

Don't be silly. It was just a matter of time before the movie was uploaded. If the movie cartels want to stay in business, they'd better find a way to give away all their product for free.

Otherwise, they won't have any customers left.

Cry me a river

[dave562]

"I got caught breaking the law and now I have to deal with the consequences." There is a reason that I stopped hacking computer systems after I turned 18. In today's legal climate with regards to the internet, downloading torrents is almost as dangerous as using Craigslist to solicit prostitutes or drugs. Whatever your stance on the morality of the laws, the reality of the situation is that for whatever reason (got $$$?), the law enforcement community and the courts are up in arms and on a witch hunt.

I'm not sure what life is like in Australia, but here in Los Angeles, anything that I download from a torrent site, I can purchase on any train or Metro bus at one for $5, three for $10 (including Angels and Demons). The way I look at it, that's the much better deal. I get to contribute to the local economy, and my odds of catching a law suit are next to none. I haven't bought any movies that way because I am content with my NetFlix subscription, but the point I'm making is that if you are going to obtain pirated content, doing so via a college internet connection is probably the absolute highest risk way to do it right now.

Re:Don't do the crime if you can't do the time, do

[Hurricane78]

If it only were a crime...

Hint:
- Giving away stuff that you do not own because all you got was this lousy license, is breaking that contract.
- Downloading stuff that someone offered you without any license (as in: free for everyone), is not anything. No breaking of any contract (Beause: Which contract would that be?), and no breaking of any law. (It was offered to you without any terms. How can you know if that person is not the rights holder. He claimed he holds that rights. You are not the one who has to check for this.)
- Murdering **AA officials in their beds is a crime... unfortunately. ^^